Letter to the Editor – ‘Gentle’ Dumaguete?

Oh, Gentle Dumaguete where oh where have you gone? The gentleness for which you once were known seems but a fable now.

Are you notable now for the marauding motorcycle drivers who swerve like worms on steroids to always get ahead? {{more}}

Patience seems forgotten. Why should motorists obey the law? Will our gallant traffic enforcers who are afraid of sunshine, dare venture out to give you a citation?

The recklessness of the few seems unseen by our sun-shy enforcers, their citation books empty by their sides.

The transgressors speed pass to err again. The few law abiders walk or drive in terror as the monster cycle drivers quickly swerve by.

Poor, unpleasant Dumaguete, when will we again see roadway civility so your “Gentle” appellation may be true?

Name witheld upon request
Dumaguete City